diving catch

Catching the ball on the boundary line, but not in full control (as the rules for a catch demand) he tossed the ball forwards into the air as he tumbled backwards over the boundary rope.He then scrambled back into the field of play and took a diving catch low to the ground.The 3rd umpire confirmed a valid catch and centre umpire Paul Reiffel (former Australian bowler) gave McCullum out.…

In the 5th inning of a game against the Tigers, a ball was hit to right field (where Hinske was playing) and it appeared that the ball was out of reach.But he made a full-body diving catch, while also driving his face into the ground from the impact after making the catch.…

Coming on as 12th man, Keith Miller casually pointed him to the slips, which in that era was against convention, as substitutes were expected to not field in close catching positions.He took two diving catches to establish his position in the cordon.He was still 11 days shy of his seventeenth birthday when he was selected to make his Sheffield Shield debut as a middle order batsman for New South Wales against Victoria in the 1952-53 season.…

Laying is also the name given to backing an event to lose, for example betting on a horse to lose."Laying Out" is a term given to a diving catch in sports.Laying is also incorrectly used when the word 'lying' is meant, as when someone says a person is laying down when a person is lying down is what was intended.…

Polamalu made a diving catch and tumbled to the ground with the ball in his hands and got up to run.As he did, he fumbled the ball, then recovered.…

Because of this success other cricketing nations, notably Sri Lanka, adopted the idea of opening with an aggressive batsman who normally plays in the middle order of test matches to score quick runs early and this tactic is now common in international cricket.Greatbatch was a solid fielder and took some excellent diving catches throughout his career.…

After growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, and Pasadena, California, Williams signed his first professional contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, and played his first major league game with Brooklyn in 1951.Initially an outfielder, he separated a shoulder making a diving catch early in his career, weakening his throwing arm.As a result, he learned to play several positions (he was frequently a first baseman and third baseman) and became a notorious "bench jockey" in order to keep his major league job.…

He started in center in both games, going a combined three-for-seven, with three doubles, two runs scored, two stolen bases, and a run batted in (RBI).Additionally, in the second game, Davis made a spectacular diving catch on the warning track in left-center field.Just three days later, he robbed Andruw Jones of a possible home run to end the game at Turner Field.…

He was a starter in the 2nd preseason game of 2007 against the Baltimore Ravens.In the game, he made a diving catch and in doing so he ruptured his achilles tendon leaving him out for the season.The Giants put Jennings on injured reserve due to his career-threatening injury.…

He injured his left shoulder making a diving catch on April 21, after 14 games.He was slated to play his first rehab game for Short-Season Lowell on August 4, playing DH and outfield.…

Senior linebackers Michael Mauti and Gerald Hodges each left in the first half due to injury.Hodges subsequently returned and made an interception late in the second quarter where he tipped the ball to himself and made a diving catch.Mauti was expected to miss significant time with a left knee injury.…

Hanks was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2012.He was waived-injured on August 13 due to suffering a shoulder injury when making a diving catch during training camp.After not being claimed off waivers, Hanks was officially put on the team's injured reserve list.…

In the bottom of the 12th, the Spinners loaded the bases with one out thanks to a single and two walks.Scelfo made another diving catch for the second out, but he could not come up with a third sensational grab to keep the game alive.Middlebrooks' game-winning hit fell just in front of Scelfo's dive to give him his third RBI of the game, and give Lowell the 4-3 victory.…

Perhaps Bauer's most notable performance came in the sixth and final game of the 1951 World Series, where he hit a three-run triple.He also saved the game with a diving catch of a line drive by Sal Yvars for the final out.At the close of the 1959 season, Bauer was traded to the Kansas City Athletics in the trade that brought them the future home run king Roger Maris (1961).…

Tennessee answered with a touchdown pass of their own.Ainge connected with Gerald Jones, whose diving catch re-tied the score.In the second overtime, the game looked like it was over when Eric Ainge threw his third interception of the game.…

After being heckled by a fan during a September 2002 game, Nevin gave the fan the finger, for which he apologized.Nevin suffered a dislocated shoulder in spring training in 2003 while making a diving catch.He had surgery on his left shoulder and returned to the Padres in June.…

In the bottom of the sixth, Casey Blake homered to left, and with two on, a throwing error by Ryan Howard allowed Juan Pierre to score.The inning ended when Chase Utley made a diving catch and stumbled to second base for the double play.Things looked great for the Dodgers until Cory Wade relieved in the eighth and Shane Victorino hit a two-run home run that landed in the LA bullpen to tie the score.…

This set up a comfortable Australian victory as they reached their target of 39 with the loss of two wickets.The Australian pace duo were aided by a series of difficult, diving catches.The pair combined forces when Davidson caught May, and then Graveney, in the leg trap behind square from the bowling of his fellow left-armer, who called the reflex catches "absolutely unbelievable".…

In the second inning, Robinson snagged a slow grounder hit by Tommy Helms and threw out the sprinting second baseman.And in the sixth, Robinson made a diving catch of a line drive by Johnny Bench.The Memorial Stadium fans responded by giving Robinson a standing ovation as he came to bat in the bottom of the sixth.…

Hassett scored two fifties in the lead-up to the Fifth Test, where he returned to his customary role with the return of Barnes.Hassett took a diving catch in the first innings and scored 37 in an innings win.…